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Reproduction in Plants 241

Flower

Adaptations

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Identify the three types of pollination.

Types of

pollination

Compare the four types of plants based on their critical periods.

Plant Type Flowering Season Characteristic Example

Short-day

plant

flower when the

number of hours

of darkness is

greater than the

critical period

Long-day

plant

flower when the

number of hours

darkness is less

than the critical

period

Day-neutral

plant

flower over a

range in the

number of hours

of darkness

Intermediate-

day plant

will flower if the

number of hours

of darkness is

neither too great

or too few

Section 23.2 Flowers (continued)

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Collect a flower from your home or neighborhood. On a separate

sheet of paper, draw a diagram of the plant and label the major parts. List its critical

period, flower adaptations, and methods of pollination.

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